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Kimberley

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kimberley: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Dutch pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Marcel Coenders. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Kimberley: Recorded every year since 1981, it reached #27 in 1990, and it stood at #2,138 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #73 to #2138.200020052010201520202025#73#2138
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#73
1997#93
1998#113
1999#133
2000#150
2001#152
2002#167
2003#157
2004#216
2005#247
2006#230
2007#308
2008#302
2009#315
2010#383
2011#447
2012#458
2013#466
2014#563
2015#735
2016#703
2017#915
2018#972
2019#920
2020#1013
2021#1311
2022#1452
2023#2063
2024#2000
2025#2138

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 40 of the 44 years from 1981 to 2024.

In 2024: #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2000 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1981–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1981

    First recorded at #60 among girls in New Zealand in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1981–1997

    Highest recorded position: #27 among girls in New Zealand, in 1990 (recorded 1981–1997).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1981 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #27 in New Zealand in 1990.

Kimberley's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#213813HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#200014HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#206313HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#145221HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#131124HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#101333HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#92039HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#97237HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#91541HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#70358HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#73553HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56375HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#46690HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#45898HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#44795HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#383119HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#315144HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#302155HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#308151HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#230205HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#247184HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#216209HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#157308HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#167264HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#152301HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#150306HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#133360HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#113442HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#93551HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#73799HighVerified
1996New South Wales, Australiafemale#9286InsufficientNot yet available
1995New South Wales, Australiafemale#69118InsufficientNot yet available
1994New South Wales, Australiafemale#53142InsufficientNot yet available
1993New South Wales, Australiafemale#72117InsufficientNot yet available
1992New South Wales, Australiafemale#9692InsufficientNot yet available
1991New South Wales, Australiafemale#55125InsufficientNot yet available
1990New South Wales, Australiafemale#41169InsufficientNot yet available
1989New South Wales, Australiafemale#39180InsufficientNot yet available
1988New South Wales, Australiafemale#35191InsufficientNot yet available
1987New South Wales, Australiafemale#66123InsufficientNot yet available
1986New South Wales, Australiafemale#7898InsufficientNot yet available
1985New South Wales, Australiafemale#63122InsufficientNot yet available
1984New South Wales, Australiafemale#56141InsufficientNot yet available
1983New South Wales, Australiafemale#51157InsufficientNot yet available
1982New South Wales, Australiafemale#65122InsufficientNot yet available
1997New Zealandfemale#8952HighVerified
1996New Zealandfemale#8356HighVerified
1995New Zealandfemale#7261HighVerified
1994New Zealandfemale#5978HighVerified
1993New Zealandfemale#5686HighVerified
1992New Zealandfemale#5890HighVerified
1991New Zealandfemale#45117HighVerified
1990New Zealandfemale#27159HighVerified
1989New Zealandfemale#41116HighVerified
1988New Zealandfemale#44115HighVerified
1987New Zealandfemale#43111HighVerified
1986New Zealandfemale#7672HighVerified
1985New Zealandfemale#6777HighVerified
1984New Zealandfemale#4996HighVerified
1983New Zealandfemale#43104HighVerified
1982New Zealandfemale#40104HighVerified
1981New Zealandfemale#6084HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#3834HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#4443HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#3095HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#2457HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3324HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#2675HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#3483HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#2595HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#7364HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#7644HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#5446HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#7164HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#8683HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#4629HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#5367HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#4918HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#6126HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#5507HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#7584HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#6245HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#32011HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#4766HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#5594HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4006HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#4135HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#4394HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#28812HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#29510HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#3846HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#3746HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#4484HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#3637HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#22417HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#22117HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#22816HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#23716HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#31010HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#27513HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#3259HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#3209HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#3319HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#4255HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#4714HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Kimberley is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Kimberley, between 1981 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1981New Zealand: recorded in 1982New Zealand: recorded in 1983New Zealand: recorded in 1984New Zealand: recorded in 1985New Zealand: recorded in 1986New Zealand: recorded in 1987New Zealand: recorded in 1988New Zealand: recorded in 1989New Zealand: recorded in 1990New Zealand: recorded in 1991New Zealand: recorded in 1992New Zealand: recorded in 1993New Zealand: recorded in 1994New Zealand: recorded in 1995New Zealand: recorded in 1996New Zealand: recorded in 1997New Zealand: highest position in 1990Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1990New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1982New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1983New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1984New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1985New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1986New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1987New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1988New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1989New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1990New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1991New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1992New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1993New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1994New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1995New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1996New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1988England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: highest position in 200719812025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1981–202440#221 in 1990
New Zealand1981–199717#27 in 1990
New South Wales, Australia1982–199615#35 in 1988
England and Wales1996–202530#73 in 1996
Northern Ireland1999–201610#245 in 2007

Its high point came 19 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1988) than in Northern Ireland (2007).

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What is known about Kimberley

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
5 official registrars, 1981–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1981 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #27 in New Zealand in 1990. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.